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FSC certification yields financial benefits for tropical forest businesses, shows new WWF report

Tropical producers and SMEs can benefit significantly from FSC certification, report finds A new WWF cost-benefit analysis of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification on a cross-section of ...

Taan Forest becomes Canada's first FSC(R) Verified Impact forest through protecting Indigenous cultural values and biodiversity

Amongst one of the program's first verified projects globally, Taan Forest (Taan), the forest management enterprise owned by the Council of the Haïda Nation, is leading the way under the FSC (R) ...
Woodworking Network

FSC pulls the plug on last Russian forest management certificates

BONN, Germany – The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) withdrew the remaining forest management certificates in Russia by the respective certification bodies just more than a year after the start of ...
Sustainable Brands

FSC Certification Creates Competitive Advantages, Raises Standards in Forest Management

Businesses face myriad ongoing challenges: Apart from the day-to-day fluctuations in market dynamics, entrepreneurs must deal with economies of scale, inter- and intra-market competition and ...
Mongabay

Is eco-certification the solution to forest destruction?

The FSC’s standards rest on some of the most enlightened forestry practices in the world. By creating a specific market for ethical wood, the FSC aims to create a world of ethically run and ...
Zawya

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) launches new Interim Forest Stewardship Standard for Mozambique

FSC (www.FSC.org) is pleased to announce the publication of the new Interim Forest Stewardship Standard (IFSS) for Mozambique, marking a significant step toward sustainable forest management in the ...
Sustainable Brands

Greenpeace Canada Supports FSC Responsible Forestry Standard

The new responsible forest management standard has received strong support from FSC partners including Chantiers Chibougamau (a 2019 FSC Leadership Award winner) — which has already transitioned 2.4 ...
Mongabay

NGOs say FSC label offers little protection for forests, Indigenous people

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a widely recognized ethical wood label, came under fire from NGOs this week for systematic flaws that allow ...
Seattle Times

LEED green-building standards must not be diluted

IN 1993, appalled by rapacious timber harvesting practices around the world, a group of organizations and independent experts formed the Forest Stewardship Council. FSC seeks to reform the industry by ...
Business Wire

Mattel Achieves 97% Recycled or Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-Certified Paper and Wood Fiber for Products and Packaging in 2020, Exceeding Its Goal

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) today announced that in 2020 it exceeded its goal to achieve and maintain 95% recycled or FSC-certified content in the paper and wood ...
Panda

FSC certification yields financial benefits for tropical forest companies, shows WWF report

A new WWF cost-benefit analysis of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification on a cross-section of forest operators finds that tropical producers can benefit significantly from attaining FSC ...

Taan Forest becomes Canada’s first FSC® Verified Impact forest through protecting Indigenous cultural values and biodiversity

Haida Nation–owned forest company earns FSC® Verified Impact status for enhancing conservation networks and culturally ...